NATIONAL ASSEMBLY OF ZAMBIA

FIRST SESSION OF THE TENTH ASSEMBLY

ORDER PAPER - WEDNESDAY, 15TH AUGUST, 2007

AT 1430 HOURS

QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWER

828 Mr Ntundu (Gwembe) - to ask the Minister of Justice:

(a) when the Government will construct a District Magistrate’s Court at Gwembe;

(b) how many court cases from Gwembe were referred to Monze Magistrate’s Court from 2002 to-date; and

(c) how many of these cases have not been concluded due to lack of transport for the officers handling the cases.

829 Mr Ntundu (Gwembe) - to ask the Minister of Home Affairs:

(a) which category of Government workers have been issued with diplomatic passports; and

(b) which category of private citizens have been issued with diplomatic passports and for what reasons.

830 Mr Simama (Kalulushi) - to ask the Minister of Tourism, Environment and Natural Resources:

(a) how many compartments for the following trees were planted by Zaffico from 2001 to 2006:

(i) pine; and
(ii) eucalyptus; and

(b) how many compartments for the following trees were harvested during the above period:

(i) pine; and
(ii) eucalyptus.

831 Mr D Mwila (Chipili) - to ask the Minister of Sport, Youth and Child Development:

(a) what led to the stampede at Konkola Stadium, resulting into the loss of twelve (12) lives after the football match between Zambia and Congo Brazzaville, on 2nd June, 2007;

(b) what measures the Government has taken to avoid a similar tragedy in future; and

(c) how much compensation will be given to each bereaved family.

832 Mr D Mwila (Chipili) - to ask the Minister of Mines and Minerals Development:

(a) how many miners died from Pneumoconiosis at Konkola and Mopani Copper Mines Plc from 2000 to 2006, year by year; and

(b) how many employees left employment at Konkola Copper Mines Plc through dismissals from 2000 to 2006, year by year.

833 Mr Chisala (Chilubi) - to ask the Vice-President whether there are any plans to abolish the post of District Administrative Officer in the office of the District Commissioner.

834 Mr Ntundu (Gwembe) - to ask the Minister of Works and Supply:

(a) when construction of the Kazungula bridge will commence;

(b) what the estimated cost of constructing the bridge is; and

(c) whether the bridge will be totally funded by the Government.

835 Mr Ntundu (Gwembe) - to ask the Minister of Commerce, Trade and Industry:

(a) how many societies have been deregistered from 2002 to-date, province by province;

(b) what were the reasons for their deregistration; and

(c) how many of those at (a) above appealed and have since been re-registered.

836 Mr Chisala (Chilubi) - to ask the Vice-President when the Government will refund the former District Administrators in Kasama their terminal benefits which were wrongly deducted from 2001 to 2003.

837 Mr Ntundu (Gwembe) - to ask the Minister of Energy and Water Development:

(a) how much profit or loss was recorded by Indeni Oil Refinery from 2001 to-date, year by year;

(b) whether there are any plans to privatise the Refinery;

(c) how much money on an annual average the Government puts in to subsidise the operations at Indeni;

(d) how much crude oil Indeni stocks at any given time on average; and

(e) how much purified oil Indeni stocks at any given time on average.

ORDER OF THE DAY

1 Anti-Terrorism Bill      (N.A.B. 24/2007)
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